This is an analysis of the poem Brussels that begins with:

Boulevard du Régent
July Flowerbeds of amaranths right up to ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabca deXX fXXaXdge ceXfXgd cchfc XfbXXhXXgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,8,7,5,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 011000100110 010100100 110011001 101111001 111111001 110010111011 010101 1101111 110110 100001011111 10010001000 010001011001101 10011011010 0101110 1010010100100110 10101101001 111010101 0110110001 10010101 100101010 01101111 0010011011 1011001 1100110011101110 1010110110 1100101100100 010101001 11111011010 01110 001110 010101110010 01001011111 0010100101 01100011001001010 101000 10101 11001011000101 001001001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 262
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Brussels;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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